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www. then http:// WTF?

by keenstyle1
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Intiallay when building back links google had indexed the site in the search result as www.url.com . Then a couple months ago i noticed the search result just displaying url.com, so I pointed all my links at http://url.com / Now this morning it has the www infornt of it again....?

Question Why is this happening?

And, should I re-point all my past links to the www.url.com now?

Thanks!
#http or or #http or or #wtf #www
  • Profile picture of the author KirkMcD
    If you haven't already, create a Google Webmasters account. You can set your preference for www or not in it.
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    • Profile picture of the author keenstyle1
      Cool thanks, I'll find that. So , is it safe to say that the old back links pointing to the http:// are now worthless since the site is displaying the www?
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  • Profile picture of the author Trent Brownrigg
    I've noticed the same thing with one of my sites. I have hardly ever linked to it with the www. And it's a wordpress blog so it automatically takes out the www anyway by default. It has been showing indexed in G without the www for as long as I can remember. However, recently it has sometimes been showing in the results with the www and sometimes not. No clue why.
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  • Profile picture of the author jazbo
    Google are pretty good at knowing that both url variations are the same site.
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  • Profile picture of the author Laura B
    If you haven't set your preference in Google Webmaster Tools, Google will index both www and non-www versions of your site, creating a duplicate content issue. Once you designate which one you want, it will begin directing everything to the one you prefer.
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  • Profile picture of the author ChrisSTX
    www is only an A-Record. It really makes no difference whether or not your site is indexed with or without www; just make sure you have your DNS setup properly to re-route/re-direct with or without www
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